The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

August 12, 2012

August 12, 2012

And today we have a blurb I got from somewhere about a show opening, at the Getty:

Italy is making another major antiquity loan to the Getty Villa. The recently conserved Hellenistic marble Lion Attacking a Horse, from the Capitoline Museums, Rome, will be on display in Malibu from August 12, 2012, through February 4, 2013. The violent subject inspired Renaissance bronzes and George Stubbs’ echt-romantic paintings.
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